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Cleaning the Print Head

If you find that the printout is unexpectedly faint or that dots are missing, you may be able to solve these problems by cleaning the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly.

Note:

❏Print head cleaning consumes some ink. To avoid wasting ink, clean the print head only if print quality declines; for example, if the printout is blurry or the color is incorrect or missing.

❏Use the Nozzle Check function first to confirm that the print head needs to be cleaned. This saves ink.

❏You cannot clean the print head if the message “ink out” is displayed or the ink icon flashes to show ink low on the LCD panel.

Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the control panel buttons.

1.Make sure that the printer is turned on and no warnings or errors are displayed on the LCD panel.

2.Make sure that paper is loaded in the paper feeder.

3.Press the u or d button to select More Options, then press

OK.

4.Press the u or d button to select Maintenance, then press OK button.

5.Press d button to position the cursor at Clean Print Head and press the OK button.

cCaution:

Never turn the power supply to the printer off while the progress meter is displayed in the LCD panel. Doing so may damage the printer.

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